January 18, 2012

My stepdad has a new hobby. (Incidentally, so does the Mamster--you won't find a softer scarf, I guarantee it.) He has taken up brewing his own beer, and as far as I can tell, he's having a blast.

Even though I have a degree in food science, I don't pretend to know the first thing about homebrewing, probably because I don't personally enjoy it as a beverage. My stepdad has caught on quickly, however, and he's learning a lot as he goes. With each new batch, I think he's more and more satisfied with the outcome. The hardest part, I believe, is waiting for the stuff to ferment to an appropriate degree. Ah, there's nothing like a test of patience, right?

While I don't necessarily enjoy the flavor of beer, I do like immediate gratification, and I thought that incorporating dark beer into a cupcake might be neat (and an improvement upon my opinion of the stuff, at the very least). Surprise, surprise, Martha already thought of that. I used her recipe as a guideline, though I definitely went with a lightly beer-flavored buttercream frosting rather than the glaze she suggests. What can I say, I always prefer a buttercream.

The main flavor in these is not the beer, but molasses. It's almost too much, but in the end, a nice, gingerbread-like balance is found. I would recommend these surprisingly moist and fluffy cupcakes to beer-lovers and beer-haters alike, especially if you're waiting for your home brew to be ready for proper consumption.

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My dad used to make homebrew and it was great. I don't know if he ever did a stout, but he did make some nice nut brown ale's. So does the beer do more on this cake than just add flavor? Does the hoppiness or yeast add any texture to the cake? I'm always curious about that. The buttercream sounds good with the stout beer and the chocolate undertones.

My daughter is in food sciences at university and heading to be a dietician. She has even began her own blog which is in its infancy.I do like beer in cooking s it makes a hearty gravy but I have never tried it in sweets.

Hey! I started out majoring in Food Science before I decided to head toward teaching. It's in my bones. And this cupcake could also be in my bones. Yum. The only home brewed anything I've had is wine, and it was so horrible I'd rather drink vinegar. Sounds like that's not a problem here! No calories, right?

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